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MegaStructures
MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia. Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products. Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry. MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first. This type of project is known as a Megaproject.
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- National Geographic
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
Super Rigs
2011-01-08 · 60mAs the World's insatiable need for oil and gas grows, companies are going deeper, into more hostile environments than ever before. Watch as we rip apart the largest oil rigs on the planet to reveal the secrets of these amazing technological achievements… and discover if they can survive Mother Nature's most violent forces.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Super Copters
2011-01-19 · 60mIncredible technology is making these 'super copters' much more impervious to attack, with Kevlar and other advanced composite materials strengthening the body - while keeping it lightweight. Using live action, re-creations, amazing archival footage and advanced CGI, we marvel at the creation of today's 'super copters' - extraordinary multi-purpose helicopters for the twenty-first century.
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The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi
2011-01-28 · 60mThe Capital Gate building will create an iconic and avant-garde entrance to the city of Abu Dhabi. Leaning at a whopping 18 degrees westward, the tower will claim the Guinness Book of World Records title of Most Inclined Building on Earth. Discover how the engineers and architects overcome the force of gravity, and transform this vision into reality.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
Korean Superlink (Deep Sea Highway)
2011-02-17 · 60mSouth Korea never constructed a submerged tunnel, but now tackles the challenge of building one of the deepest immersed highways on Earth. Designed for the fickle conditions of the Pacific, the giant tunnel must be both earthquake and typhoon proof.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
Korean Superlink (Deep Sea Highway)
2011-02-17 · 60m"I love what I do. I get to tear stuff up." Every day around the world, thousands of planes, trains, and automobiles get cut down to size for recycling. A jumbo jet costing a hundred million dollars becomes parts the size of beer cans in a matter of hours. An 18-ton steel rail car is attacked by some of the world's most expensive knives. And a fleet of automobiles dies a torturous death -the equivalent of an agonizing tooth extraction and an elaborate embalming ... all to process them for shredding and recycling. Finally, shredded metal is reborn as shiny new Land Rovers.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
Spaceport America
2011-08-29 · 60mThe renovated California Academy of Sciences - the world's largest green public building - emerges from the landscape of Golden Gate Park. Viewed from the air, the undulating living roof resembles a piece of the park flying as if by magic.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
Heavy Metal Shredding
2011-03-24 · 60mLocomotives don't last forever. Eventually they go to a scrap yard to die. Their parts are cut up, melted down and ultimately reformed into new products. In this business, nothing goes to waste
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
Ecoark
2011-03-27 · 60mPlans to erect a spaceport in the middle of a desert.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge
2011-10-10 · 60mTo save one of the most iconic engineering wonders of all time requires the creation of another masterpiece: the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Sinking a Destroyer
2011-11-25 · 60mHow much military power does it take to sink a top naval warship? Experience the mission at the hands of the US and Canadian Navy and Air Forces as they mount a sink exercise on a massive 4,250 foot long destroyer, to test their firepower and skill.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 17
Mega Breakdown: Train Overhaul
2011-04-13 · 60mLocomotives don't last forever. Eventually they go to a scrap yard to die. Their parts are cut up, melted down and ultimately reformed into new products. In this business, nothing goes to waste
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 20
Super Rigs
2011-01-08 · 60mAs the World's insatiable need for oil and gas grows, companies are going deeper, into more hostile environments than ever before. Watch as we rip apart the largest oil rigs on the planet to reveal the secrets of these amazing technological achievements… and discover if they can survive Mother Nature's most violent forces.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 21
Super Copters
2011-01-19 · 60mIncredible technology is making these 'super copters' much more impervious to attack, with Kevlar and other advanced composite materials strengthening the body - while keeping it lightweight. Using live action, re-creations, amazing archival footage and advanced CGI, we marvel at the creation of today's 'super copters' - extraordinary multi-purpose helicopters for the twenty-first century.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 23
The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi
2011-01-28 · 60mThe Capital Gate building will create an iconic and avant-garde entrance to the city of Abu Dhabi. Leaning at a whopping 18 degrees westward, the tower will claim the Guinness Book of World Records title of Most Inclined Building on Earth. Discover how the engineers and architects overcome the force of gravity, and transform this vision into reality.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 32
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge
2011-10-10 · 60mTo save one of the most iconic engineering wonders of all time requires the creation of another masterpiece: the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 35
Sinking a Destroyer
2011-11-25 · 60mHow much military power does it take to sink a top naval warship? Experience the mission at the hands of the US and Canadian Navy and Air Forces as they mount a sink exercise on a massive 4,250 foot long destroyer, to test their firepower and skill.
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